38. God, in his greatness, uses a pedagogy (82) to reveal himself to the human person: he uses human events and words to communicate his plan; he does so progressively and in stages,(83) so as to draw even closer to (people). God, in fact, operates in such a manner that (humankind) comes to knowledge of his salvific plan by means of the events of salvation history and the inspired words which accompany and explain them.

“This economy of Revelation is realized by deeds and words, which are intrinsically bound up with each other. As a result,

– the works performed by God in the history of Salvation show forth and bear out the doctrine and realities signified by the words,

– the words, for their part, proclaim the works, and bring to light the mystery they contain”.(84)

For people who look to supernatural manifestations on Earth, this section might disappoint. God is certainly able, subtle, and powerful enough to use ordinary human events to communicate: events, the words that describe them. The music that communicates them, and sometimes, a deeper meaning, too.

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Todd and his family live in Ames, Iowa. He serves a Catholic parish of both Iowa State students and town residents.

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A Roman Catholic lay person, married (since 1996), with one adopted child (since 2001). I serve a parish in music ministry.

about John Donaghy

John is a lay missionary since 2007 with a parish in western Honduras. Before that he served in campus ministry and social justice ministry in Iowa. His ministry blog is http://hermanojuancito.blogspot.com

He also blogs reflections on the lectionary and saints/heroes/events of the date at http://walktheway.wordpress.com

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